| 摘要 |
<p>An optical switching network comprises a plurality of optical splitters coupled respectively to inlet highways for receiving wavelength-time division multiplex (WTDM) signals through the respective inlet highways, each of the multiplex signals comprising a series of WTDM signals each being identified by a unique wavelength and a unique time slot. A like plurality of sets of tunable wavelength filters are provided. The filters of each set are coupled to respective outputs of the splitters for selecting the wavelength of one of the WTDM signals. A like plurality of time-space switches are associated respectively with the sets of the tunable wavelength filters. Each of the time-space switches has input ports and output ports, the input ports of the time-space switch being coupled respectively to outputs of the filters of the associated set for interchanging the time slot of the selected wavelength with another time slot and establishing a path for the selected wavelength between the input ports and the output ports. A like plurality of sets of wavelength switches are provided, the wavelength switch means of each set being coupled to the output ports of an associated one of the time-space switches for interchanging the selected wavelength with another wavelength. A like plurality of optical combiners are provided for coupling the output of the wavelength switches of different sets to a respective one of outlet highways. <IMAGE></p> |
